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+#include "spdlog/spdlog.h"
+#include "spdlog/sinks/basic_file_sink.h"
+#include <iostream>
+
+int main() {
+  try {
+    // Log to stdout
+    spdlog::info("Hello from spdlog smoke test!");
+
+    // Log with formatting
+    int answer = 42;
+    spdlog::warn("The answer is {}", answer);
+
+    // Create a file logger
+    auto file_logger = spdlog::basic_logger_mt("file_logger", "smoke_test.log");
+    file_logger->info("Logging to a file from smoke test");
+
+    // Flush and shutdown
+    spdlog::shutdown();
+
+    std::cout << "spdlog smoke test passed." << std::endl;
+    return 0;  // success
+  } catch (const spdlog::spdlog_ex& ex) {
+    std::cerr << "spdlog smoke test failed: " << ex.what() << std::endl;
+    return 1;  // failure
+  }
+}